Michener, Sally (1935 - 2023)

Michener was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota in 1935 and raised in both Topeka KS and Underwood, MN. She received a BA from Hamline University, St Paul, MN in 1957, then went on to pursue a Master of Social Work at Columbia University, NY. At that time she decided to pursue a career in ceramics and studied with Warren MacKenzie, at the University of MN; followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1973. She then went on to a 25 year career as a faculty member at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, BC, holding the position as Dean from 1994-1996. She died in West Vancouver in May 2023.